Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Welcome to another fabulously crafty Tuesday. This week, we're bypassing those
wonderful untouched supplies on your shelf and heading straight for the scrap pile.
That's right, please make a project that shows us how you Use Your Scraps!!

***REMEMBER: All of our challenges call for you to use your hoarded supplies! A challenge requirement is to tell us in your post what you used***

Please link your creation using Inlinkz by Friday October 5, 2012. No blog? No problem! Just use keyword USE040 when uploading to an online gallery and leave us a direct link so we can find your creation. (Linking tips are at the bottom of the post!)

Please make sure to mention you are playing along with a Use It Tuesday challenge (a link is great too!) so we know you are participating.

As always, one lucky participant will be randomly chosen to be a featured guest designer in an upcoming challenge!

Here is a little inspiration to get you started:

Cathy searched all corners of her craft room to find scraps leftover from various projects. There's even some scraps from some packaging in there.

Caroli tells us she has an addiction to saving even the smallest bits of pretty paper for mosaic project such as this beautiful layout.

Stephanie used her scraps to make these gorgeous hexagons that highlight her sleeping cutie.

Daniellealso went with hexagon to create her adorable hopscotch layout using left over MME paper from several older collections.

Haven thought out of the (sushi) box and up-cycled this green grass from a take out container. Would you believe she also used the first stickles bottle she ever bought....4 years ago!!!

Tammy pulled out these purple pieces from her stash, and paired them with an unused cuttlebug die and some rub-ons she found at the bottom of a box (don't we all know that feeling!)

Heather hunted through her desk mess for little treasures to pair with these scraps from her over-flowing scrap storage. The rub-on was also purchased many moons ago and finally sees some use!

Tess paper quilted us a treasure with this "Top" notecard. She also used some scrap ribbon and an image she received in a swap 2 years ago.

Marjolaine put her scissors on repeat to cut and clip these hexagons for her creation, a scraplifted layout from Heidi Swapp.

Victoria made the mistake of misting on embossed paper several months ago and the warped result sat unused until now. She also dove into her scraps to create the other accents on the card and put a previously un-inked stamp to good use.

We can't wait to see what you create! Now go Use It!!

Tips for linking:

On your blog, once you publish your post, click on "View Blog". Then copy the URL and paste that into the Inlinkz address field.

No blog? Easy enough! Save your creation in your online gallery. Once it has been published, click on the exact project you want linked. Once it is up in your browser, copy the URL and paste that into the Inlinkz address field below. If you don't use any online galleries, you can use Sami's SP Gallery, registration is free and easy!

Monday, September 24, 2012

What a week!!
137 was the final number of entries for our "Anything Goes" Challenge and the Use It Tuesday Design
Team was blown away with the sheer talent, imagination and creativity of our loyal "Using" friends.

The Inlinkz froggy selected Susan Martin as our Challenge #39 winner. Susan entered this adorable Noah's ark gatefold card. We love the way she raised the image in places to give it depth.

Susan Martin will be asked to join us in a future challenge as a guest designer and,
she can add this fabulous badge to her blog. Congratulations, Susan Martin, and once again, thanks for playing with us!

Each week we complain about how hard it was to select the Top 2 Design Team picks, but this week was no exception!! After some very difficult decisions, we congratulate....

Sonya who knew the way to our hearts with these delicious candy bar covers made from her "ugly" paper:

And Lisa who turned her hoarded kraft cardstock into this beautiful layout of her daughter:

Ladies, go ahead and take the Top 2 Pick badge for your blog. You deserve it!!

Thank
you to everyone for your inspiration week after week. Join us on September 25th, for the next Use It Tuesday challenge. Happy
crafting!

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

We're opening the doors wide open this week!! Our challenge this week is "Anything Goes"....but don't forget to tell us in your post what hoarded supplies you used in your creation.

***REMEMBER:
All of our challenges call for you to use your hoarded supplies! A
challenge requirement is to tell us in your post what you used!***

Please link your creation using Inlinkz by Friday September 21, 2012. No blog? No problem! Just use keyword USE039 when uploading to an online gallery and leave us a direct link so we can find your creation. (Linking tips are at the bottom of the post!)

Please
make sure to mention you are playing along with a Use It Tuesday
challenge (a link is great too!) so we know you are
participating.

As always, one lucky participant will be randomly chosen to be a featured guest designer in an upcoming challenge!

Here is a little inspiration to get you started:

Caroli used only hoarded items on her layout. The Bella Blvd papers are one of her favorites (she was hoping they'd last forever!) and the embossed cardstock is a hard-to-find treasure in Chile. But the most hoarded items is those beautiful chipboard letters!

Cathy wove us this masterpiece using the first package of Stampin' Up paper she bought (4 years ago) and an embossing folder that was gifted to her last Christmas.

Danielle claims her embossing folders were thrilled to see her again for this beautiful card using an resist stamping technique. The twine and buttons also came from her stash, leftover from other projects.

Haven claims the newest thing on her yummy layout is from last year's Black Friday sales. Besides that, she took two-year-old stickers and paper cast-offs to make this delicious delight.

Marjolaine found this card kit that has sat unused since 2009 because it contained some "unattractive" paper. She used gesso and ink to change it up a bit and made this great card set.

Stephaniepulled out her 5-year-old pink glitter cardstock and some old rick rack from her stash to make this ultra-adorable Tooth Fairy doorhanger for her daughter. Check out her blog to see how it works (what a clever idea!!)

Tammy pulled out this un-inked Sweet November stamp and cracked the package on her balloon dies to make this bright beauty. She also used some DSP, twine and buttons from her stash.

Heatherwent to her "previously inked images" file and found these cute sea creatures given to her a number of years ago. She used them to create this fishy scene, along with that red glitter paper that was purchased with a box of supplies three summers ago.

Tess inked up this CUTE image for the first time in five (or is it six?) years, then added some hoarded ribbon and brads to finish this beauty off.

Victoria pulled out this unused butterfly diecut and some old paper to make this pretty card. It made my heart flutter!

Finally, Ruth (Tip Top) is our Guest Designer from Challenge #37. She dug deep into her stash to find this 4-year-old paper and some ribbon recycled from wedding stationary 3 years ago. But most impressive? That dress, made from a piece of (you'll never believe it) a car magazine from the 1930's!

We can't wait to see what you create! Now go Use It!!

Tips for linking:

On your blog, once you publish your post, click on "View Blog". Then copy the URL and paste that into the Inlinkz address field.

No blog? Easy enough! Save your creation in your online gallery. Once it has been published, click on the exact
project you want linked. Once it is up in your browser, copy
the URL and paste that into the Inlinkz address field below.
If you don't use any online galleries, you can use Sami's SP Gallery, registration is free and easy!

Monday, September 10, 2012

This week, the Use It Tuesday Design Team was overwhelmed with the number of fabulous and unique projects submitted for our "All About Ribbon" challenge. Obviously, we're not the only ribbon hoarders!!

The Inlinkz froggy selected Michelle as our Challenge #38 winner. She made this very handy Christmas planner:

Michelle will be asked to join us in a future challenge as a guest designer and, she can add this fabulous badge to her blog. Congratulations, Michelle!

The Design Team had a daunting task selecting only two favorite from the 76 fabulous entries. In the end, we congratulate....

Welcome!

Hey you...the one that likes to buy crafty things and not use them. Yeah, you know who you are. :) Come dust off your stash and play with us the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month! Our challenges are open to anyone, anywhere who has product of any kind! Can't wait for you to join in the fun!